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you've got to be somewhere. - this isn't funny. - no. it's really kind of sad. - but if you want to talk to yourself, by all means. - rosa, have you seen my keys ? - yes ! - oh, good ! where ? last week, they were on the counter. the week before that they were in the bathroom. yesterday, i saw them under the-- today, rosa. have you seen them today ? no. where did you leave them last ? if i knew where i left them, i wouldn't be looking for them.

all right, i'll he you keys lost again ? perhaps they're in another part of the restaurant ? no. i've looked everywhere. they've got to be in here. how can you be so sure ? just because i've lost my keys doesn't mean i've lost my mind. - what are you all looking for ? - we are looking for katherine's keys. - where were they ? - next to the coffee machine. whoops. so about what time did you get home ? about 7:00. okay. i still remember when you could leave your front door unlocked. and never give it a second thought.

you have a list of what's missing ? no, not yet. i know they got the vcr and an old tv. what else did they get ? the toaster oven. - the toaster oven ? - yep. you'd be surprised what people will take. i can't believe they did this in broad dlight. what would they have done if you'd been here when they broke in ? i could have shown them where we keep the bread. i'm glad you think this is funny, carol. look, if you think of anything else, you give me a call, okay ? okay. - thanks again. - sure. good night. good night. thank you very much. sure. bye-bye. - what a mess ! - we'll get it cleaned up.

what's the matter, jess ? oh, no, not the plane. yeah. funny, it's been so long since i've even looked at it. sorry, jess. first thing tomorrow i'm going to make some calls. maybe get some security companies to come out here. jess, let's not overreact. nobody was hurt. we're both fine. this time. but what about next time and the time after that ? all i know is, i've seen mrs. wilson's house with the bars and the steel doors. and i'm not going to live like that. well, i'm not going to live like this. no, that's not possible. there must be some mistake.

i see. no, i'll take care of it. yes, yes, i'll make sure i'll take care of it. all right. here we are. one turkey sandwich on rye. i like turkey, but i ordered the beef stroganoff. i think that's it. rosa, can you come here ? - i'll be there in a minute. - i need you now, rosa. okay, who gets the turkey ? i had the turkey. and that's mine. and that's my stroganoff. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, rosa. i did not realize how hard it is to wait on tables. don't worry, mr. brashov. katherine doesn't realize it either. who's she talking to anyway ? she's been in the office for 15 minutes. i have no idea. she's probably sending out an all-city alert to track down her kids. oh, not again. ah, jess, i was wondering if you were coming in today.

you wouldn't believe what it costs to get a window replaced these days. why don't you ask jamal to do it ? i don't want to impose. jamal has enough to do. - excuse me. - yes. can i help you ? i was thinking about getting the fish. does that have bones in it ? i'm not sure. but i will ask our chef. rosa, are there bones in the fish ? - come on, man. just throw it right here. - what ? - me on ! - man ! throw me the ball ! - this is not a playground. - "this is not a playground." - please. - come on. over here. boys, i want you to leave my restaurant right now. - this guy sounds like count dracula. - get out now ! - what if we don't, fatso ? - yeah, fatso. - come on ! - i think i'll skip that fish. - i-- look-- - david, what are you doin? - just fooling around. - this is your son ? i'm afraid so. game's over.

- is that your old lady ? - i'm afraid so. let's get out of here. yeah, well, i thought we were going to get some free drinks. the only thing you're going to get is a whole lot of trouble. - can i have the check ? - yeah, me too. - i'm sorry. please, lunch is on the house. i am terribly sorry. please, forgive me. please, come back. i am sorry. let's get out of here. i'm supposed to meet the guys at 4:00. you got time. it's only 3:00. where'd that come from ? what ? let me see the watch. - come on. let's go. - where'd you get it ? - what's the difference ? - hey, are you coming or not ? - he's not ! - later. hey, you got my ball. come on, mister. what's the problem ? you got my ball. here you go, shorty. - i'm so sorry, mr. brashov. - it is not your fault katherine. can we get out of this dump ? where'd you get the watch ?

i found it at school. when ? i don't know. what's the big deal ? maybe a few days ago. that's pretty unlikely since you haven't been to school all week. who says ? your school counselor. david ! why don't you just leave me alone ? because i'm your mother. well, i don't need a mother. wait up, guys. [ narrator ] for too many pple, violence, or the fear of violence, threatens the quality of their lives. the gangs started forming and you didn't feel that safe. i used to, when my children were growing up, think nothing of letting them go to the store or anyplace. in the last 15 years i wouldn't consider... letting a child go alone to the store.

i had one daughter almost shot. so i went to the police station to ask how we get neighborhood watch started. and whenhe officers asked me where i lived they said it wouldn't fly because we had nothing but shootings here. but the idea of neighbors working together to prevent crime persisted. it took a while to get this neighborhood watch off the ground. we had to do a lot of knocking at doors to get people involved. one block at a time it started coming together. the monthly meetings are an essential element of, not only my job, but more so an interaction and a flow of communications... between both myself, the department and the community. a lot of times you'll see the police going out and handling certain calls... or taking care of problems and the way we get to that particular location is from the community itself. at first, graffiti was a major problem. when we first started, we were out every day. the graffiti was that bad. now it's gotten to the point where we can only-- we go out saturday

for an hour or two. and sometimes we don't have to go out on a saturday. that's how much it's been cleaned up. in addition, police officers help members recognize... what they can do to protect themselves from crime. one of the things that we experienced during the summer months... is a rise in burglaries, residential burglaries. that's because people have a tendency to leave their windows open to let cool air in. they may not have air-conditioning. so it's important to me to tell my people, you know, make sure-- you might get a little hotter, but you need to be preventive. take actions yourselves. in a situation such as a robbery, i would encourage people to give the suspect the purse, give them their money, give them their watch or their ring. these items are replaceable. people are not replaceable. since the group started several years ago, crime has dropped significantly. neighborhood watches work very well... due to the people working together.

give me your purse. hurry up. will you be next ? don't be a victim. there is something you can do. take control of your life with a to z security. at a to z, we're in it for life. you see, folks, at a to z, we're not about fancy gadgets. we want to be your security partner. what exactly does that mean ? it means full security from a to z. now, this is our heaviest gauge steel. go ahead. you can pick it up if you want, mrs. washington. what do you think ? very heavy. you put those on your windows, and believe me nobody's going to get by them. kind of like a jail. what about the alarms ? we've got that. we've got it all.

infrared sensors motion detectors closed-circuit cameras. twenty-four-hour-a-day monitoring. plus, we can provide you... with portable devices that will disable any attacker. - all fully legal, of course. - of course. -what's all this going to cost ? -i'm glad you asked that. we've got a special going on this month. a red tag special on our "a" package. your "a" package ? that's our top of the line deluxe system. you go with that i guarantee nobody's going to get near you. what do you think ? i think he should throw in air-conditioning and floor mats. that's about the only thing this package doesn't include. folks, if you're ready to buyonight, i can get you into an "a" package, all options included for just... $11,516 and 95 cents. oh, what the heck. let's make that an even number. we'll forget the 95 cents.

has a to z got a z package ? so what are you working on ? nothing. okay. what are you supposed to be working on ? you know, david, there's a military school not far from here. just keep this up and that's where you're going to find yourself. thank you, and come again. would you like some more coffee, jess ? you need to ask ? look at this, victor. another story about a break-in. people tied up terrorized. jess, you are going to drive yourself crazy with all this. you act like no one is safe anymore. that's what i'm beginning to think. - thanks for letting david do his schoolwork here today. - anything i can do to help. sometimes i think he just needs a man in his life. that sounds more like your problem, katherine. look who's talking.

be patient. i'm sure david will turn out just fine. i don't know. growing up without a father hasn't been easy for him. i guess it's hard for me to see that sometimes. well, there's one thing i can see, this is the messiest hamburger i've eaten in a long time. so, do you want a hamburger that's neat or a hamburger that tastes good ? good point. i'll be right back. hey ! what do you think you're doing ? - what's it to you ? - does that hammer belong to you ? - no. - what about the wood ? is that yours ? what's the big deal ? the big deal is, nobody gave you permission to touch any of this stuff. - your mother thinks you're in here studying. - i am. - you could have fooled me. - i was just taking a little break. - who are you anyway ? you sound like a cop. - i'm a friend of your mother's. - so what do you want ? - from you, not a thing.

good. you're lucky jamal isn't here today. he'd be real unhappy to see you messing around with his stuff. what were you making anyway ? nothing. just fooling around. i wanted to make things when i was a kid. trouble was, i couldn't hammer a nail straight to save my life. maybe you just didn't have a good teacher. are you kidding ? i had the best. my father could take a piece of wood and turn it into a palace. yeah, my dad's pretty good at that stuff, too. i remember one time i was supposed to build a boat in wood-shop class. end of the year, everybody took their boat down to the lake for the big race. did you win ? while everybody's boat was making it to the other side, mine made like the titanic. glug,

glug, glug. straight to the bottom. i used to build stuff with my dad. - what do you mean, "used to" ? - my parents are divorced. ah. you see him much ? we got a call last christmas. no big deal. yeah, that's what i used to say. my dad left when i was ten. never really found out why. i woke up one morning and there was a note on the table. next to it was an old-fashioned airplane carved out of wood. - an airplane ? - yeah. my dad made it himself. real nice job. i guess he thought it would make me feel less angry. it didn't. you look like you came out okay. well, i was lucky. i had a mother who really cared. i guess i'd better get back out there

or they'll come looking for me. - see you around. see you. say, i was wondering. are you going to be doing any more woodworking ? i doubt it. oh, okay. why ? - well, , you know that airplane i told you about ? - yeah ? well, it's kind of not doing too well lately. i thought you might take a look at it sometime. see what you could do. i'm not really into that stuff anymore. sure. no problem.

sit down and listen carefully to what i have to say, because in this episode we are learning ways to tell someone what to do.

if you want to soften the impact of the command, you can add the word "please." do i need to tell you to watch the rest of the story ? i thought not. but let's do it anyway. don't worry about a thing, jess. we'll have this hooked up in no time. i used to do projects ten times as difficult as this as an engineering student.

what does it say next ? "place the green wire with the copper connector into the housing... "directly beneath the blue wire with the bronze connector... which is located to the right of the red wire which feeds back to the green wire." who writes these things ? people who live on another planet, i think. but don't worry. i can figure it out without the instructions. all right, the green wire goes here, then the blue wire, and then the red... and the other end of the green goes into the other side of the control unit. there. that's what the instructions were trying to say. and all it takes is an engineering degree to understand them. all right, carol, you go outside and close the door. i'll set the alarm. and make sure you cover your ears when you come back in. it should be very loud. okay. go ahead, jess. punch in the code. okay, carol. come on in.

well, at least this way we'll never see what they've taken. - well ? - under the toaster. - how is david doing ? - i wish i knew. he's so different than the way i was at his age. everyone's different from the way you were. i know. misbehaving wasn't something i had a lot of practice with. - not even once ? - well, there was one time. i knew it. one day after school my mother had to go somewhere. so she left me a note, telling me what i had to do for the rest of the day. yeah ? and what happened ? - i was supposed to eat carrot sticks. - and ? - i ate cookies instead. - that's it ?

yeah, that's it. katherine, i hope you won't take this personally but you may be the strangest person i've ever met. coming from you, rosa, i'll take that as a compliment. hi, jess. where have you been, carol ? i've been worried about you. jess, it's only 8:30. and last time i looked i was well over 21. i just don't think it's safe for you to go places alone especially at night. i'm thinking if you're in by 7:30, 8:00 at the latest, you got a better chance-- you're giving me a curfew ? not a curfew. just a reminder that it's safer to be home behind locked doors. oh, i don't believe this. next thing you'll be telling me... to call you when i get to the supermarket. jess, i'm not a child. carol, i'm just trying to do what's right. - we having company over tonight ? - kind of.

so who's coming over ? actually, i haven't met them in person. we've just spoken over the phone. you're having strangers come to our house ? are you serious ? they're people from the neighborhood. jess, it's about time you stopped all this foolishness. now, what's that supposed to mean ? honey, you can't live your whole life hiding behind walls. i know you mean well but the only thing to do in a case like this... is to get together a group of decent people and fight back. mrs. washington ? yes. i'm wanda douglas from down the street. i spoke with you yesterday. right. hi, wanda. hi. and i brought a couple of our other neighbors from around the corner. let me take your coat. make yourself at home. have a seat. okay. thank you. hi, i'm sally jones. sally. - this is my husband frank. - come on in. have a seat. hi, i'm martha traynor. my husband couldn't make it. hello, martha. he's meeting with some guy from a security company. - not a to z security ? - yeah, i believe that is the name.

- i think they're having a-- - red tag special ? hi, i'm jess washington. hi, jess. nice to meet you. hi. how are you ? nice to see you. thank you very much. you're welcome. see you again. katherine, what are you looking for ? david. he should have been here by now. - some kids are never on time. - anyone we know ? - i'm sure he'll be here soon. - i hope so. - more coffee, jess ? - nope. i don't know if i've got time. what's your rush ? some new security devise to install at home ? no. i'm through with all that high-tech stuff. i've already got the perfect weapon against crime. -are you taking karate lessons ? -nope. i've unleashed the power of my wife. carol ? i don't understand. it's a long story. all i know is, i'm feeling more secure, and it hasn't cost me one penny.

ah, david ! come in. come in. do you know what time it is ? not since i returned that watch i borrowed. very funny. where have you been ? i was hanging around the wood shop at school. - what are you building ? - nothing yet. but a friend of mine has an old airplane that needs some work. we could use a new coatrack for the front door. too hard. how about a new sign for the specials ? - i don't know. - i've got it. david should make the one thing crossroads cafe can't do without. - and what is that ? - a key holder for katherine. that's great. perfect. closed-captioned by captions, inc. los angeles

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